Railway car



W. E. 'WlNE RAILWAY CAR Jan. 12, 1932.

Filed Dec. 15, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet Jan. 12, 1932. w. E. WINE 1,840,421

RAILWAY CAR Filed Dec. 15, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 12, 1932 PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM E. W'INE, OF TOLEDO, OHIO RAILWAY CAR My invention relates to railway cars and more particularly to mechanism for supporting the doors of cars of the gondola type in q closed position.

A principal object of the invention is to construct the door-supporting mechanism and position it on the car so that it will be substantially entirely disposed within the 10. clearance limits prescribed by standard railroad practices. v

A primary feature of the invention consists in movably mounting a locking member on the side sill of the car in such a manner that it may engage a member secured to the door inwardly of the car sides.

Another feature of the invention consists in mounting the movable locking member so that its plane of operation forms an angle with the car side.

A further feature of the invention consists in mounting the door-supporting mechanism which involves a pivoted hook on a side sill of the car having a plurality of angularly disposedpor tions, the side sheets of the car being secured to one of the angularly disposed portions and the door-supporting mechanism to another of said portions so that the hookmay engage the door inwardly of the V side sheets. A still further feature of the inventionconsists in associating with a side sill having oppositely projecting flanges connected by an intermediate web portion a door-supporting mechanism secured to one of said flanges'and involving a movable hook which is engageable with an arm rigidly secured to the door.-

' Other and more specific features of the invention. residing in advantageous forms, combinations and relations of parts will hereinafter "appear and be pointed out in the side of, the car corresponding to Figure 1.

Application filed'Deeember. 13, 1929. Serial No. 413,881.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 44, Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the door arm, the view depicting the arm in the position which it occupies when the door is in closed position.

Figure 6 is an end elevational view of the construction illustrated in Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a plan view of the construction illustrated in Figure 5.

' Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on line 88, Figure 5.

Figure 9 is a side elevational view of the filler member.

Figure 10 is an end view of the construction illustrated in Figure 9.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 1 indicates the center sill of the car which, as is usual, comprises two beams having upper flanges 2 connected by a top cover plate 3. Resting upon the cover plate and connected thereto by rivets 4, which also connect the latter to the top flanges 2, is a bracket 5 affording a hinge support for the doors 6 and 7 which are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the center sill. Although only a small portion of the door 6 has been illustrated it is to be understood that the construction on one side of the center sill is the same as that on the other. Furthermore, this particular manner of hingedly mounting the doors is fully described in my co-pending application Serial No. 404,964 filed on November 5, 1929.

The free edge of the door is disposed inwardly of the adjoining side of the car and the space between the latter and the door is preferably spanned by an angularly shaped member 8 having a substantially horizontal flange 9 and a substantially vertical flange 10. This last-named flange is secured by rivets 11 to the side sill 12 which is provided with oppositely projecting laterally spaced upper and lower flanges 13 and 14 connected by an intermediate downwardly and inwardly inclined web portion 15. The upper flange 12 to which the angle member 8 is secured also afl'ords convenient means to which the side sheets 16 may be secured.

The door-supporting means generally comprises a door arm 17 and a mechanism secured to the side sill which comprises a pivotally mounted hook 18. The door arm inclines downwardly and projects outwardly beyond the free edge of the door, being adapted to be disposed below the lower edge of the flange 14 of the side sill to be engaged by the hook 18. The arm may advantageously be formed as an integral cas ing having a plate or web portion 19 which may secured by a plurality of rivets 2O to a flange 21 formed integrally with the underside of the door. The lower marginal edge of the plate or web portion of the arm is preferably fashioned with a reinforcing flange 22 which extends continuously from one end of the arm to the other. The upper edge of the plate or web portion is also formed with a flange 23 which, adjacent the outer end of the arm,eXtends parallel with the lower 2' flange 22 but diverges therefrom at a point inwardly. of the outer end. This upper flange preferably merges with the plate or web portion adjacent the point where the latter is secured to the flange 21 of the -door..

the upper and lower flanges may be conveniently tied together by a portion 2% which constitutes an'end wall and the extreme inner end of the lower flange is preferably upturned as at 25 to rigidity this portionof the arm.

In order to more rigidly connect the door and arm the latter is fashioned with an up book 18; is provided for. supporting the [door in a-partially closed and in a fully' closed position. Interposed between the hook and the side sill is a filler member 31 which may be connected to the, filler independently,

"is shaped so that it may be rigidly secured,

by rivets 32', to the lower flange 14 and the web 15 ofthe side sill. The central portion of the/filler is offset outwardly as at 33 so that the hook and other portions of the looking mechanism, to be hereinafter described,

of the side sill. 1 1 Overlying the outer face of the hook is a bracket 34 provided with a plurality of inthe bracketand filler members. As may be readily perceived from Figure 4, the boss or lug 36 forms the pivotal support for the hook 18 while the boss or lug 35 forms a pivotal support for the cam 39 which may be conveniently employed for maintaining the hook in door-supporting position. The boss 37 is provided with an elongated portion 40 serving as means for limiting movement of the hook into door-supporting position.

The outer face of the bracket 3a is preferably integrally formed with an outwardly projecting lug 41 provided with an aperture for receiving a removablelever (not shown) adapted to cooperate with the outerend of thedoor arm for forcing the door from a partially closed position in which it is supported by the ledge 29 of the hook to a fully closed position in which it is supported by the ledge 30.

From the foregoing it will be readily 'per ceived .that'the door-supporting mechanism is practically entirely disposed within the planes of the car sides so that the latter may be spaced apart the maximum distance permitted by railroad clearance limits. Fur thermore, by forming the filler member in the manner described and associating the hook,

cam and bracket therewithindependently of the side sill'it will be appreciated that the mechanism may be applied to anddisconnected from the car as an assembled unit.

I claim:

1. In a flat bottom gondola car having a door adapted to close a lading discharge opening, said door being provided "with means projecting beyond an edge thereof, the combination with a side sill having an inwardly and downwardly inclined portion, of mechanism-for supporting the door in closed position, said mechanism being connected to the inclined portion of the sill and involving a movable member engageable with said means. I

'2. In a flat bottom gondola car having a door adapted to close a lading discharge opening, said door being provided with an outwardly projecting arm, the combination with a side sill having spaced substantially vertical flanges connected by. a web portion, of side sheets secured to oneof said flanges, and-mechanism for supporting door in closed position, said mechanism being connected to the other of said flanges and involving a movable member engageable with the door arm.

3., In a'flat bottom gondola car having a hinged door adapted to close a lading dislatter, a member movably mounted on the side sill and engageable with said arm for supporting the door in closed position, the

plane of operation of said member being parallel with the longitudinal axis of the car and forming an oblique angle with the adjacent side of the car and the plane of the closed door.

4. In a flat bottom gondola car having a lading discharge opening, the combination 'with a hinged door for closing the opening,

the hinge axis of the door extending longitudinally of the car, of an arm rigidly connected to the door and having a portion proj ecting outwardly beyond the free edge of the latter, said outwardly projecting portion being provided with a flange disposed in a plane forming an acute angle with the plane of the door, and a hook pivotally mounted upon the car and engageable with said flange for supporting the door in closed position.

5. In aflat bottom gondola car having a lading discharge opening, the combination with a hinged door for closing the opening, the hinge axis of said door extending longitudinally of the car, of a side sill having a portion depending below the plane of the door when the latter is in closed position, side sheets forming a side of the car secured to the side sill, an arm rigidly secured to the door and having a portion adapted to project below the depending portion of said sill, and a member movably mounted on the side sill in overlapping relation to the outer face thereof, saidvmember being engageable with the said portion of the arm at a point inwardly of the adjacent side of the car for supporting the door in closed position.

6. In a flat bottom gondola car having a lading discharge opening, the combination with a hinged door for closing the opening, of a hook pivotally mounted on the car to swing in a plane forming an oblique angle with the car side, and an arm rigidly secured to the door having a flange disposed in a plane forming an angle with the plane of the door, said hook being engageable with said flange inwardly of the adjacent car side to support the door in closed position.

7. In a flat bottom gondola car having a door adapted to close a la'ding discharge opening, said door being provided with an arm projecting outwardly beyond an edge of the latter, the combination with a side sill having a substantially vertical flange and a downwardly and inwardly inclined portion, of mechanism for supporting the door in closed position involving a hook and a mem ber interposed between the latter and the side sill, said member being rigidly secured to the inclined portion of the sill and the said hook being pivotally mounted upon said member and engageable with the door arm.

8. In a flat bottom gondola car having a door adapted to close a lading discharge opening, said door being provided with an arm projecting beyond an edge of the door, the combination with a side sill having oppositel projecting laterally spaced flanges and an intermediate web portion, of mechanism for cooperating with said arm to support the door in closed position, said mechanism involving a member rigidly secured to the web and one of the flanges of the side sill, and a hook pivotally mounted on said member and engageable with said arm.

9. In a flat bottom gondola car having a door adapted to close a lading discharge opening, the combination with a side sill having oppositely projecting laterally spaced flanges and a downwardly and inwardly inclined web, of an arm rigidly secured the door, a hook mounted upon said side sill and engageable with said arm for supporting the door in closed position, and a member interposed between the hook and the side sill, said member being rigidly secured to the web and one of the flanges of the latter and said hook being pivotally connected with said member and being operable in a plane forming an angle with the adja cent side of the car.

10. In a flat bottom gondola car having a door adapted to close a lading discharge opening, the combination with a side sill having upper and lower flanges and an intermediate inclined web, of a bracket member rigidly secured to the lower flange and web and having a portion inclined with respect to each, a hook pivotally mounted on said bracket and operable in a plane substantially parallel with the inclined portion thereof, and an arm secured to the door engageable with said hook for supporting the door in closed position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM E. WINE. 

